Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-17
Washington News and Gossip.

IHE SUFFICIENT OF THK EVENING STAR Vo-uaJ
contains: The Proceedings Of the Meeting OF the
Citizens Committee OF One Hundred; Chicago
Dereated by washington; Justice Woods Remains;
Baltimore and Ohio options; Archbishop Corr1gan
on Georges and McGlynn's Land Theories; Tele-
graphic Dispatches &C. The advertisements are
CLASSIFIED as follows: Auction Sales, Summer
Resorts, Proposals, Books, Financial, Dentistry,
Educational, Ladies' Goods, Sewing Machines,
Pianos and Organs, Family Supplies, The Trades
Railroads, Potomac River Boats, Ocean Steamers
Attorneys, Housefurnishings, Hotels Wood and
Coal, Professional, Medical Undertakers.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.-Internal reve-
nue., $685. 3,615; customs. s594, ,19L
ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET were pres
ent at the meeting to-day
CHIEF OF DIvIs1oN.-B. w. Green, of Arkansas,
has been appointed chief of division in the Third
Auditors Ofice, Treasury Department.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
senators Jones and Blodgett; Maj. Ferguson, Fish
Commission; Col Yates, U. s. A.: Col. Lawson.
y. s: A; E. G. Harrall, n. c., secretary Of the
Teachers Assembly.
THE BOARD appointed to select designs for the
6,OOO-ton armored vessels has about finished Its
work and only awaits notice from Secretary
Whitney to present its report. The Secretary has
undef consideration the procurement of additional
planC 1Or the New York navy-yard preparatory 10
construct one Of the vessels soon to be under
taken.
The TELEPHONE CASES IN THE SUPREME COUNT
No 1ntimat1On has been received from the U. 8.
Supreme Court as to when the telephone cases
VIII be decided. In announcing the death Of JUS
ice woods ana the OF the court lor
that the court would adjourn for the term some
time next week. On Monday opinions Will be rem
dered in about seventy argued and submitted cases
nen0tnO t01pnhOn0
cases will be diSposes Of but that Is regarded as
doubtful by those best informed with regard to the
matter.
ALIEN LABOR FROM Representative
Weber wrote letter to the Treasury Department
asking II persons living in Canada and coming
the alien labor law. In reply, Assistant Secretary
Maynard has written that according to his under
standing of the law 1t would be violation thereof
Tor aliens from Canada or from any foreign
country to enter the United States under a con-
tract made previous to their entry to perform
labor OF any kind in the United States. It would
that such an entry is only for day or for any
other brief period OF time is repeated at short
intervals provided that previous to each entry con-
tracts had been made to perform labor OF any kind
in the United States The intent OF the statute he
says, as well as the plain language, prohibits
such transactions.
THE LOGAN EULOG1Es.-Mr. W. B. Taylor, conf.
Dental secretary OF the late Senator Logan for
some years prior to the latter's DEATH has turned
over to Public Printer Benedict the euogies deliv-
cred In Congress upon Senator Logan, revised and
corrected There are ffty-three addresses by Sem
at0rS and and the book OF eulOgteS
Will be ready for distribution in about sixty days.
Congress ordered &c, COO copies printed.
THE OFFICE Of national cemeteries, heretofore in
charge OF the depot quartermaster in this city,
has been transferred to the supervision OF Lieut.
Col. j. G. Chandler Of the Quartermaster Generals
ONCE. MI: VIM. H. Fuller, of the Quartermaster
Generals Office, has been transferred to the depot
Quartermaster's Office, in this city.
LIEUT.-CoI- r. N. BATCHELDER, depot quarter
master In this city, has been ordered to New York
city as depot Quartermaster there, relieving Col
II. c. Hodges, who is ordered to San Francisco to
relieve Major Geo, d. Weeks. Major w. has been
ordered here by telegraph, and will relieve Col
Batchelder as depot Quartermaster In this city.
PERsoNAI.-Mr. W. Beach Taylor, late clerk of
the Senate Committee on Military Affairs and con-
dential secretary Of the late Senator Logan, will
leave tonight for Omaha, hisfuture home.-Wm.
Acklen OF Nashville, Tenn, j. G. curtin OF New
York, w. j. Brooks OF Cincinnati VIM. Downs of
London, are at the Ebbitt.-Thos. H. FOrgan OF
England, T. w. vosburgh OF New York. Thos. A.
Banning OF Chicago, and E. Berkeley OF Atlanta,
are at Willards. Kelley, F. Il.
Clark of the Navy, and G. +. Veith Of New York,
are at the Black and J. Haskell OF the
Army, Geo. II. Benjamin OF New York. j. A. Rose
boom OF Chicago, and E. A. Taller OF San Francisco
are at the ArlingtOn.-Mr. Seward Beall OF the
War Department, Is lying very i'll at his parents
residence, on Rhode Island avenue, with menin-
gifts.